# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=394 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 395 --- ## [What can you tell me about working as a freelance proofreader?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-working-as-a-freelance-proofreader/835455)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-working-as-a-freelance-proofreader/835455 "2019-06-13T11:58:51Z")
I’m thinking of retiring soon and would like to find something I could do from home to make a bit of money to keep the ponies in good-quality alfalfa (none of that cheap, stemmy stuff for them!). Anyone here done this k… --- ## [How should Asian names be transcribed into the Roman alphabet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-asian-names-be-transcribed-into-the-roman-alphabet/831353)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-asian-names-be-transcribed-into-the-roman-alphabet/831353 "2019-06-13T10:29:23Z")
Thailand’s island of Phuket might be pronounced “F\*ck it” by some Americans. Ambiguity of pronunciation affects other languages as well — should sushi be spelled sooshee to make sure English speakers pronounce it proper… --- ## [Help me name a game store! Bring it on!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-game-store-bring-it-on/834365)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-game-store-bring-it-on/834365 "2019-06-13T09:17:12Z")
OK, so I’m about 3/4 of the way to opening an independent comic shop. The staffing is ready with an experienced manager and assistant manager. The inventory is on order but won’t ship until I say so, the location is do… --- ## [Generic terms that replaced the brand name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-terms-that-replaced-the-brand-name/834676)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-terms-that-replaced-the-brand-name/834676 "2019-06-13T04:31:58Z")
Inspired by this thread - as I was reading through it an odd thought struck me. Very often a trade name is so well known that that it becomes used as the generic name - examples that spring to mind are Kleenex to mean ti… --- ## [Best way to decorate a bass guitar in a non-permanent way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-decorate-a-bass-guitar-in-a-non-permanent-way/835449)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-decorate-a-bass-guitar-in-a-non-permanent-way/835449 "2019-06-13T03:05:03Z")
So my band is going to be playing a show on Halloween of this year, which means I have a good long time to figure this out. We’re all going to wear costumes and I already know what I’m going to be: Heisenberg from Breaki… --- ## [eBay, once wonderful, now, not so much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-once-wonderful-now-not-so-much/833294)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-once-wonderful-now-not-so-much/833294 "2019-06-13T03:03:45Z")
I first learned of eBay in 1999. Looking around, I thought it an excellent implementation of the communication technology the internet provided. I felt that way for about ten years. By 2011 I was becoming disillusioned.… --- ## [What was the question being asked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-question-being-asked/835309)
**Author:** [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-question-being-asked/835309 "2019-06-13T01:35:41Z")
At work, we have this thing we do where someone will write a trivia question on the whiteboard, and whoever gets the question correct (or closest, as judged by the questioner) writes the next trivia question. We’re havi… --- ## [When does this car need an oil change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-this-car-need-an-oil-change/835397)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-this-car-need-an-oil-change/835397 "2019-06-13T00:16:35Z")
This is to win (or lose) a bet. An acquaintance of mine drives very little. When she gets an oil change, they put the usual sticker on her windshield, showing the date and mileage of her next change. Invariably, she rea… --- ## [Is "Fresh Salt Water Taffy" a fake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fresh-salt-water-taffy-a-fake/835279)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fresh-salt-water-taffy-a-fake/835279 "2019-06-12T21:52:42Z")
We were recently at a saltwater taffy shop where they had the machine churning taffy and we bought some. It cost $15 a pound! Well I went online and I found a store called The Candy Store that sold it for $19 for 5 poun… --- ## [Some Christians Name Their Kid 'Christian' (or the local equivalent); Do Other Religions Do This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-christians-name-their-kid-christian-or-the-local-equivalent-do-other-religions-do-this/835307)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-christians-name-their-kid-christian-or-the-local-equivalent-do-other-religions-do-this/835307 "2019-06-12T21:49:30Z")
The name “Christian” is not particularly uncommon in English, even if the parents bestowing the name aren’t particularly devout. I assume that the same is true in other culturally-Christian nations that don’t use English… --- ## [My kitten is breathing kind of fast while sleeping. Seen this before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kitten-is-breathing-kind-of-fast-while-sleeping-seen-this-before/835422)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kitten-is-breathing-kind-of-fast-while-sleeping-seen-this-before/835422 "2019-06-12T20:50:33Z")
Note: I got two new kittens 1 week ago. In that time, they have been to the vet twice and been examined. Nothing was mentioned about heart or lung problems at all by the vet. My little girl kitten breathes really fast w… --- ## [ok need help looking for a tablet ....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-need-help-looking-for-a-tablet/835227)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-need-help-looking-for-a-tablet/835227 "2019-06-12T16:25:34Z")
Ok im looking for a tablet that’s 10.0 in size and can handle a huge library of games that won’t burn out in a year or so from heavy usage and can handle Netflix and youtube one that would write to an sd card after th… --- ## [What do you think of big bushy beards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-big-bushy-beards/835239)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-big-bushy-beards/835239 "2019-06-12T10:13:33Z")
For the past few years I’ve sported a full beard, cut close, with the same #2 clipper as the rest of my hair. But lately I’ve been seeing guys with big bushy beards, and I’m thinking of growing mine out (while still leav… --- ## [Is Fundamentalist Evangelical Christianity A Thing In Australia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fundamentalist-evangelical-christianity-a-thing-in-australia/835305)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fundamentalist-evangelical-christianity-a-thing-in-australia/835305 "2019-06-12T05:51:55Z")
I watch this YouTube channel (“How Ridiculous,” kind of like Australia’s Dude Perfect). The three hosts, according to their bios, are all youth pastors. Other than one guy making one oblique reference to some point of Ch… --- ## [Are electrical muscle trainers bullshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-electrical-muscle-trainers-bullshit/835335)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-electrical-muscle-trainers-bullshit/835335 "2019-06-12T02:29:26Z")
I mean like this: Amazon.ca I realize that you can’t just sit around and let a machine do it for you but is there anything to them? Do they have a significant effect? Potential pitfalls? How are they best used? --- ## [Sucidicial thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sucidicial-thought/835363)
**Author:** [@wvince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wvince)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sucidicial-thought/835363 "2019-06-12T00:33:46Z")
In my mid 30s, no career some student debts but not in over 23k, 4 or more credit cards debt in over 4500+ been thinking and having the sucidial thoughts quite heavily these recent years Been in deep depression, gone ou… --- ## [Suggestions for trip to Italy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-trip-to-italy/835218)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-trip-to-italy/835218 "2019-06-11T23:46:10Z")
First time in Italy. Planning on 12 to 16 days. Late October to early November. Just the two of us with no restrictions except to minimize to the extent possible having to pack and unpack our bags constantly. Very ro… --- ## [HS graduation gift ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hs-graduation-gift-ideas/835253)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hs-graduation-gift-ideas/835253 "2019-06-11T21:03:49Z")
I need a HS graduation gift for a soon-to-be-graduate; she will be attending an out-of-state college in the fall. It should be fun & practical\*. So far, options include: \[ul\] \[li\]3lb bag of mini, pastel-colored, dehy… --- ## [Did you have a life skills class in high school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-a-life-skills-class-in-high-school/835382)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-a-life-skills-class-in-high-school/835382 "2019-06-11T20:41:23Z")
As I mentioned in the math thread, https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=877004, I had a once per week life skills class senior year. During senior year social studies, we had a once a week lecture on var… --- ## [\*Weird\* Car Troubles.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-car-troubles/835341)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-car-troubles/835341 "2019-06-11T20:13:10Z")
Late last night after grocery shopping, I pulled into my driveway. Then when I put it in drive to square it off (I usually leave a little extra room on the left for the trash) it happened. I put it in D and nothing happ… --- ## [Are there any good jobs in retail anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-jobs-in-retail-anymore/835375)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-jobs-in-retail-anymore/835375 "2019-06-11T19:29:53Z")
Are their any “retail” jobs that pay well? It used to be the big department stores like Sears, Dillards, or Montgomery Wards had a professional high paid commission sales staff where say a person selling washing machine… --- ## [Have you been disappointed with any Amazon Basics purchases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-disappointed-with-any-amazon-basics-purchases/830219)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-disappointed-with-any-amazon-basics-purchases/830219 "2019-06-11T18:29:43Z")
I haven’t yet but for the most part my purchases have been limited to simple electronic accessories like charging cables etc. We do have a couple of dog beds and they’re fine. So, if you’ve bought anything that wasn’t u… --- ## [How will traffic and safety be handled whenever flying cars become a reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-traffic-and-safety-be-handled-whenever-flying-cars-become-a-reality/834792)
**Author:** [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-traffic-and-safety-be-handled-whenever-flying-cars-become-a-reality/834792 "2019-06-11T17:41:27Z")
Every futuristic TV show or movie, you see them all just darting around with no order, no regard to safety, anything, just get in and floor it, any height, any speed. Should these ever exist and become the norm, obvious… --- ## [Repairing an expandable hose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repairing-an-expandable-hose/835260)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repairing-an-expandable-hose/835260 "2019-06-11T17:36:11Z")
Mrs. L.A. bought one of those expandable hoses a year or so ago, and it’s sprung a leak. I bought a can of Flex Seal, but the leak is in the interior hose and cant be shot because of the sheath. How about cutting the h… --- ## [Your experiences with rentable e-scooters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-rentable-e-scooters/835370)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-rentable-e-scooters/835370 "2019-06-11T17:13:03Z")
I rode a Bird scooter to go get my car from the shop (my first time on a scooter). It was fine except for going uphill – it slowed down to almost a crawl (walking speed – so slow it takes work to keep the scooter stable… --- ## [Things your friends do that are weird (to you), but you don't say anything to them about it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-your-friends-do-that-are-weird-to-you-but-you-dont-say-anything-to-them-about-it/834617)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-your-friends-do-that-are-weird-to-you-but-you-dont-say-anything-to-them-about-it/834617 "2019-06-11T08:24:19Z")
Today while I was organizing my “plastic bag” drawer, my mind flashed on a memory of something that happened awhile ago. A friend invited me to hang out with her. She’s a coworker friend and we’d never hung out before,… --- ## [Something You Thought Would be Awful But It Turned Out to Be Great](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-thought-would-be-awful-but-it-turned-out-to-be-great/835079)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-thought-would-be-awful-but-it-turned-out-to-be-great/835079 "2019-06-11T05:34:18Z")
I remember when my theater told us they were switching to assigned seating. We hated it. I liked sitting in a certain section and always made sure I got there early to get the seat(s) I want. Why should someone else wal… --- ## [Which side of the political spectrum is better than the other in your honest opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-of-the-political-spectrum-is-better-than-the-other-in-your-honest-opinion/835181)
**Author:** [@scarface54345](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scarface54345)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-of-the-political-spectrum-is-better-than-the-other-in-your-honest-opinion/835181 "2019-06-11T02:52:54Z")
Which side of the political spectrum is better than the other in your honest opinion? --- ## [Help me solve buzzing light problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-buzzing-light-problem/835265)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-buzzing-light-problem/835265 "2019-06-11T00:55:42Z")
I switched bulbs in a chandelier from incandescent to LEDs. There are 54 bulbs in total. I got 4.5w filament dimmable LEDs, 40w equivalent. These to be specific. I got a dimmer that was designed for LED, rated for 45… --- ## [Is it Possible To Disguise Yourself From A Person Who Knows You Well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-disguise-yourself-from-a-person-who-knows-you-well/834379)
**Author:** [@shadowmyst87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shadowmyst87)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-disguise-yourself-from-a-person-who-knows-you-well/834379 "2019-06-10T23:49:37Z")
Does anyone think it’s possible for one to disguise one’s self so that a person, who knows you well, wouldn’t recognize you during an interaction? And would it also be possible to have multiple interactions over a sustai… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=393) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=395)